serenata — [ser΄ə nät′ə] n. pl. serenatas or serenate [ser΄ə nät′ā] [It: see SERENADE] 1. a type of 18th cent. dramatic cantata for a special occasion, as a royal birthday 2. SERENADE … English World dictionary

serenata — /ser euh nah teuh/, n., pl. serenatas, serenate / tay/. Music. 1. a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character. 2. an instrumental composition in several movements, intermediate between the suite and the symphony. [1715 … Universalium